A high-level committee on Thursday recommended simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha and state assemblies as the first step followed by synchronised local body polls within 100 days (Pics/PTI and File Photos)

As the nation mourned the demise of singing legend Lata Mangeshkar on Sunday, Bollywood celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, among others, were clicked at the last rites ceremony hosted at Shivaji Park in Dadar, Mumbai. All photos/Yogen Shah

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Bangladesh and India hosted several events to mark it, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh issuing a commemorative stamp on the occasion. Around 93,000 Pakistani troops had surrendered before the joint forces of the Indian Army and the "Mukti Bahini" on 16 December, 1971, that paved way for the birth of Bangladesh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid a wreath at the National War Memorial on Thursday. Pics/PTI

President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday presented seven Padma Vibhushan, ten Padma Bhushan and 102 Padma Shri Awards. The awards were presented at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Pics/Pallav Paliwal, PTI

People across India came out in large numbers to celebrate the festival of Dussehra. As Dussehra symbolises the victory of 'good over evil', people burnt the effigies of Ravana, immersed the idols of Durga and married women took part in the 'Sindur Khela' ritual. President Ram Nath Kovind also celebrated Dussehra in Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh area with Indian Army personnel. Pics/PTI, AFP, Ashish Rane, Atul Kamble and Pallav Paliwal

Ram Nath Kovind

In Photos: Kovind panel recommends simultaneous polls, common electoral roll

Aamir Khan, SRK, Ranbir Kapoor attend Lata Mangeshkar's last rites ceremony

Vijay Diwas in pictures: India honours soldiers of 1971 Indo-Pak war

IN PHOTOS: Here's a look at who won Padma Awards this year

IN PHOTOS: People celebrate Dussehra with great fervour across India

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